The Press Junction.
The Press Junction.
26 May 2026
Four years of war in Ukraine: how we got used to the horror

Four years of war in Ukraine: how we got used to the horror

The emotional distance hasn't stopped growing. News flash by, one after the other, superimposed over other emergencies. The daily suffering of an entire country has become a permanent backdrop.

A dinosaur bigger than the T-Rex discovered in the Sahara

A dinosaur bigger than the T-Rex discovered in the Sahara

When we think of the great predators of Earth's history, our mind immediately turns to the Tyrannosaurus rex, a pop icon, a film and documentary star, the very embodiment of primordial force.

129 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025

129 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025

These journalists were killed because they were doing their job: documenting. Real journalists. Disturbing, invasive, nosy. In 2025 alone, 129 of them were murdered and, according to the annual report of the Committee to Protect Journalists, this is the highest figure ever recorded since CPJ began monitoring the situation thirty years ago.

Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2026: this teacher created hundreds of schools in slums

Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2026: this teacher created hundreds of schools in slums

There are moments that change the course of life: for Rouble Nagi, it was meeting a child who had never held a pencil in his life.

American nuclear dome may become climate time bomb

American nuclear dome may become climate time bomb

In the heart of the Pacific, there's a place that illustrates better than any speech how political decisions can outlive their own authors. It's a story of Cold War legacies, hasty choices, radioactive contamination and climate crisis.

Cuba plunges into darkness: energy crisis becomes a humanitarian crisis

Cuba plunges into darkness: energy crisis becomes a humanitarian crisis

Cuba is plunging into darkness. Not only because of the increasingly frequent power cuts, but also due to uncertainty in a country used to resilience, yet now more fragile than ever.

The first city in the world to ban the sale and consumption of meat

The first city in the world to ban the sale and consumption of meat

In 2024, Palitana, in India's Bhavnagar district, made history by becoming the first city to ban the sale and consumption of meat.

Alarming analysis of mineral water in France

Alarming analysis of mineral water in France

PFAS chemicals—used for decades in food packaging, waterproof textiles, and hundreds of other industrial and consumer products—have accumulated in water, soil, and air.

Dangerous TikTok challenge claims victims

Dangerous TikTok challenge claims victims

Another young life destroyed by a 'challenge' circulating on social media. In London, Freddie Davis, 11, died in his bed after inhaling a deodorant spray containing butane, a propellant commonly used in aerosol cans. The conclusion of the investigation into his death in January 2025 has re-focused the spotlight on an extremely dangerous practice known as chroming, a 'challenge' that went viral via videos on TikTok and YouTube.

Extremely rare unicornfish found washed up on Mediterranean coast

Extremely rare unicornfish found washed up on Mediterranean coast

On the beach of the Milazzo Tennis and Sailing Club, in the province of Messina (Italy), an unexpected guest has appeared, a creature that rarely shows itself.